(See 'Face and brow presentations in labor'.).Other fetal malpositions, as well as diagnosis and management of labor abnormalities, are reviewed separately: This topic will review issues related to the occurrence, diagnosis, and management of OP position.
It is important because it is associated with labor abnormalities that may lead to adverse maternal and neonatal consequences, particularly operative vaginal or cesarean birth. INTRODUCTION - Occiput posterior (OP) position is the most common fetal malposition.
